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1/ Part 1 of my reflections on the Michael Moore-backed #PlanetoftheHumans 
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2/ The YouTube write-up is an accurate summary of the movie& #39;s argument.
The misanthropy inherent in the phrase "out-of-control human presence" is ... revealing.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦♂️" title="Man facepalming" aria-label="Emoji: Man facepalming">
The misanthropy inherent in the phrase "out-of-control human presence" is ... revealing.
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3/ This movie will split the environmental movement between the (hardline, blue collar) "degrowth" and (moderate, white collar) "green growth" factions.
It& #39;s a proxy for class politics, Gaia-style!
It& #39;s a proxy for class politics, Gaia-style!
4/ Here& #39;s how the two sides look if you mapped them onto the familiar technology diffusion model.
There is indeed a chasm between the two groups.
Green growthers now far outnumber degrowthers; the movie wants the movement to return to its hardline roots.
There is indeed a chasm between the two groups.
Green growthers now far outnumber degrowthers; the movie wants the movement to return to its hardline roots.
5/ I suspect white-collar, wealthier green growthers will dismiss the movie for a lot of outdated information.
Blue-collar, hardscrabble degrowthers will champion its condemnation of photo-op incrementalism. And the corruption. Oh, the corruption!
Blue-collar, hardscrabble degrowthers will champion its condemnation of photo-op incrementalism. And the corruption. Oh, the corruption!
6/ On to the movie itself!
It has three unimpeachable subtexts:
1. no one likes hypocrites
2. no one likes grifters
3. everyone wants to believe in feel-good stories
(Boy that& #39;ll sound familiar to $TSLAQ...)
... but that& #39;ll have to come in a couple hours& #39; time!
It has three unimpeachable subtexts:
1. no one likes hypocrites
2. no one likes grifters
3. everyone wants to believe in feel-good stories
(Boy that& #39;ll sound familiar to $TSLAQ...)
... but that& #39;ll have to come in a couple hours& #39; time!
7/ Re: hypocrites, #PlanetoftheHumans calls out the idea that #solar and #wind are a perfect solution.
I don& #39;t know many non-grifters who say they are.
So it feels like a strawman argument.
I don& #39;t know many non-grifters who say they are.
So it feels like a strawman argument.
8/ Add energy storage (short term https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔋" title="Battery" aria-label="Emoji: Battery">, long term H2 and existing! hydroelectric! dams!) and you largely solve intermittency.
That said,https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💯" title="Hundred points symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Hundred points symbol"> support for criticizing festivals and companies who say they& #39;re 100% solar or renewables-powered, when they aren& #39;t. Ahem.
That said,
9/ $MSFT (no position) IS going all-renewables 24/7 instead of just producing as much electricity as they consume per year. Long-term (2050) they& #39;ll offset their cumulative historical emissions. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">
The movie skips this, because capitalism is bad.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face"> https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/news--press-releases/pressreleases/2019/vattenfall-and-microsoft-pilot-worlds-first-h-ourly-matching-247-of-renewable-energy">https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and...
The movie skips this, because capitalism is bad.
10/ We learn the Koch Brothers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👹" title="Japanese ogre" aria-label="Emoji: Japanese ogre"> embedded themselves in the solar panel value chain. They profit from solar subsidies!! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💸" title="Money with wings" aria-label="Emoji: Money with wings">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💸" title="Money with wings" aria-label="Emoji: Money with wings">
11/ Al Gore gets called out for selling his TV channel startup to (LNG exporting titan) Qatar& #39;s Al Jazeera. I don& #39;t see the big deal myself. Why not? He could pour more one-time fossil money into renewables!
12/ A big deal is made about Saint Bill McKibben and http://350.org"> http://350.org getting money from the Rockefellers. He was clearly uncomfortable when challenged. Well jeez, if you aren& #39;t comfortable with the money, you should& #39;ve refused it. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👎" title="Thumbs down" aria-label="Emoji: Thumbs down">
13/ Me, I& #39;d& #39;ve pulled a Clay Davis Jr and said "I& #39;ll take any motherf*****& #39;s money if he& #39;s just giving it away!!".
You may know Clay from this GIFhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">
You may know Clay from this GIF
14/ Real-life example that somehow wasn& #39;t in the movie.
@SierraClub& #39;s Beyond Coal campaign was originally funded with $25MM, mostly from nat gas fracking king and famous-for-the-wrong-reasons Aubrey McLendon! https://science.time.com/2012/02/02/exclusive-how-the-sierra-club-took-millions-from-the-natural-gas-industry-and-why-they-stopped/">https://science.time.com/2012/02/0...
@SierraClub& #39;s Beyond Coal campaign was originally funded with $25MM, mostly from nat gas fracking king and famous-for-the-wrong-reasons Aubrey McLendon! https://science.time.com/2012/02/02/exclusive-how-the-sierra-club-took-millions-from-the-natural-gas-industry-and-why-they-stopped/">https://science.time.com/2012/02/0...
15/ Taking fossil money was *extremely* controversial in the club. Was it the right move? Yes. Would I have done it? Yes! Every time!! Coal is/was the bigger foe!
I& #39;ll circumvent Godwin& #39;s Law by referencing Churchill.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">
I& #39;ll circumvent Godwin& #39;s Law by referencing Churchill.
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16/ The movie correctly calls out hypocrisy.
Everyone makes mistakes (e.g. Koch-enrichinghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing"> biofuels). Honest people admit it.
Preachy people who know they& #39;re hypocrites prevaricate.
The movie showed who they are.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎥" title="Movie camera" aria-label="Emoji: Movie camera">
More soon.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⌚️" title="Wristwatch" aria-label="Emoji: Wristwatch">
Everyone makes mistakes (e.g. Koch-enriching
Preachy people who know they& #39;re hypocrites prevaricate.
The movie showed who they are.
More soon.
